The England striker has been plagued by injuries over the past two seasons and will now face a race against time to be fit for the start of the new Premier League campaign next season.

The Reds confirmed that Sturridge would miss the showpiece friendly shortly before kick-off, tweeting that the striker would miss the game as precaution owing to an issue with his hip.

The problem is not thought to be serious, but with the Reds season-opener against Arsenal coming next weekend, it is another setback that striker could do without.

A series of injuries restricted him to just 18 appearances in the 2014-15 season he was unable to nail down a regular place in the Liverpool first-team until after Christmas, when he featured regularly and was a part of the Three Lions squad that flopped in Euro 2016 this summer.